Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-06-08


Exchange on same........ 20
Biilo ii Lime, care of hose...... / 80
Poll tax receipt of 81 Emmerson
paid street commissioner, tax
paid to CITY treasurer.....,.. z 90
3 w Swift & 90. lumber for
streets
J 81 Queal 8 Co., lnmber for
streets. 165 "a
Peter Fauikenburg, board OF pri-
............ q 20
team OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 81. 75l
Dakota Herald, printing..... IL 90
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Chris Nissen, cartage.-......,. rs
j. q. MovAY.
JOHN NooNAN.
Finance Committee.
The committee on finance and taxa
ton presented o resolution providing
for the payment OF the liabilities Of the
city OF Yankton incurred during the
mouth OF May, 1887. and prics thereto,
which was read the first time. On
motion the rules were suspended aud the
resolution read the second and third
times and put upon its final passage and
passed, seven voting in the affirmative
and none in the negative, as follows:
Those voting in the affirmative were
Aldermen Balmat, Branch, Grove. Eng
lish, Max, MoVay and N%oonan-7, absent
and not voting, Alderman Gilman and
Mr.. Mayor.
Committee on finance and taxation
reported back the petition OF l.. Wynn,
in regard to excess of tax on two piles of
rock, without recommendation. On
motion the petition was laid on the
table.
The bill:of A. Larson oil S125 for build
ing q bridge aorosa a slough was read
and referred to the committee on rail-
roads, ferries and bridges.
Bill OF Pnrdy & Breohs, for medicines
furnished the poor. was ordered return
ed to them on the grounds that it is not
o proper bill for the city to pay. but ID
rather q county bill.
The5committee. on grades. streets and
alleys made the following report on
petition Of Chas. Il. Bates and 8. B.
Conlson, which was on motion adopted:
Council Chamber, City OF Yankton,
Dakota. June 7th, laS7-To the Hon.
Mayor and Council of the City OF Yank-
ton: Your committee on grades, streets
and alleys to whom was referred the
petition Of Chas. H. Bates and s.. B.
Coulson asking fog sidewalk along the
west side of Mulberry street and In
front of lots 10, II, IL, Is and ID, block
29, lower Yankton, beg leave to report
that the prayer of she petitioners be
granted and that they be allowed to lay
sidewalk according 10 ordinances and
resolutions OF the CITY, under the di-
~Eection OF the city engineer.
JAMES ORowE,
JIG. MGYAY,
JACOB BEAUCH,
a. NJ. ENGLISH,
Com. on Grades Streets and Alleys.
Same committee made the following
report on petition OF Bartlett Trip and
others which was or motion adopted;
To the Mayor and Council OF the City
of Yankton; Your committee. on grades,
streets and alleys to whom was referred
the petition OF Bartlett Trlpp and otbere
Tor q sidewalk from Tenth street to the
Northwestern railway track south, have
considered the same and report said
petition to the council, with the req
Communication that the same be referred
to the city engineer to AMI the line
OF said proposed sidewalk, and report to
the council the feasibility thereof, with
an accurate description of the lots and
property affected thereby, and liable to
be taxed therefor, inscAse the council re-.
solves TO construct said sidewalk, as
embraced in said petition.
BY the Committee OF Grades, Streets
and Alleys, JAMES Grove, Chairman.
Special committee to look after city
~scales made the following report which
which was on motion adopted and
committee instructed to have scales re-
paired.
Yankton, June 9th 18S7-To the Mayor
and City Council, City OF Yankton:
We your committee appointed to exL
anime city scales find the scales on
Fourth street, corner Of Broadway oil
right rs to the weighing but Mr.. Huber
wishes to have q railing to weigh cattle
and hogs put on by the city. He will
come before the council.
The scales on Douglas avenue we
found the two timbers under the scales
at the south end to be rotten and some
rotten at the north end. We ordered
timLers Tor said scales. Mr.. Lee also
wishes the city to put on railing to
weigh cattle and hogs. He said he would
come before the council.
JOHN NooNAN, Ohm said Com.
j. 81. BALMAT.
Also The following communication was
read and placed on lille,
Yankton, Dakota, June 9th, IsS7-To
the Honorable Mayor and City Council,
Gentlemen: ! hereby agree to make
q fenGe around the CITY scalss on Fourth
street between Broadway and Linn
streets for the snnl Of SIS go. The same
shall be constructed In four lengths Zone
Bbn each side Of scale) Of four rows fenc-
Ing ana put together with strong bolts.
THE pieces will b~eS provided with strong
hooks to- keep hthem together when
weighing aud when done easily taken
apart. / will furnish material and labor
at the above mentioned price.
XOnrs Respectfully.
JACOB HUBER
Clerk submitted annual report CT ex-
City Treasurer Blatt. Report ordered
Ified:
i Special oommitsse Of Balmat, Max and